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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2826641, member: 76194&quot;]Here is an example of a coin I bought both because of the date and the slight difference in the theme on the obvere, as well as the distinctive portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>To the ordinary collector, this denarius with a Serapis reverse would be no different than any other denarius of Caracalla with a Serapis reverse, except in this one he is holding the wreath with his hand in a lower position, as opposed to the much more common Serapis reverse where he is holding it with his arm raised just above the shoulder. A small detail, but noticeable to those who keep an eye out for rarer subtle variations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, the XX for 20 years on the throne means this coin was minted in the three or four months leading to his death, so you can narrow it down to a short period of production at the beginning of 217 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>And last, Caracalla here looks quite normal, which is a refreshing departure from his usual constipated look.</p><p><br /></p><p>Were it not for those three details coming together, it would just have been a plain Caracalla Denarius.</p><p><br /></p><p>So basically a few details can make a plain denarius a little more interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]665189[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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